Saniplus garbage barrel support



Jan. 5, 1954 w. E. ODEN 2,665,098

SANIPLUS GARBAGE BARREL SUPPORT Filed May 2, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 'l a I I ll 14 INVENTOR.

% ZUz'ZZz'czm E. 062912,

. J5 J 8. I

ATTCI RN EYB Jan. 5, 1954 w. E. ODEN 2,665,098

SANIPLUS GARBAGE BARREL SUPPORT v Filed May 2, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR.

ZUZZ'ZzanZE. 00, 612,

ATTD RN EYB Patented Jan. 5, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SANIPLUS GARBAGE BARREL SUPPORT William E. Oden, Bogalusa, La.

Application May 2, 1950, Serial No. 159,487

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a container and support therefor, and more particularly to a container and support for holding garbage.

The object of the invention is to provide a garbage container and support which is so constructed that the container will be maintained supported above the level of the ground so that rats, dogs, cats and the like will be unable to upset and spread the contents of the container, thereby eliminating an unsightly and unsanitary condition.

Another object of the invention is to provide a garbage container and support that can be easily filled or emptied, the container including a hinged lid, whereby the chances of losing, misplacing or having the lid stolen are minimized.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a garbage container and support that allows the container to be normally maintained inan upright position, and wherein the container can be manually tilted to dispensing or pouring position at any desired angle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garbage container and support which is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is front elevational view of the garbage container and support of the present invention, the container being shown in a normally disposed position;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the assembly of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a top plan View of the garbage container and support of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of the garbage container and support, and with the containerin an up-ended, dumping position;

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line B6 of Figure 5;

Figure '7 is a fragmentary, enlarged side elevational view of the pivotal construction for the container and support;

Figure 8 is an enlarged fragmentary top plan view, with parts broken away and 'in section, showing the crank construction.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral I0 designates a stand which is adapted to provide a pivotal support for a container or re- 2 ceptacle II that is adapted to hold garbage or the like. The container I I is adapted to be filled with garbage by the housewife or other person, and when the garbage collector desires to empty the container II, the container can be tilted or pivoted from the position shown in Figure l to the position shown in Figure 5, whereby the garbage in th container will fall into a tub I2 (broken lines). The tub I2 can then be readily lifted by the garbage collector and emptied into the garbage truck to be carried away to a suitable location.

The stand It! comprises a pair of U-shaped legs I4, and each of the legs I4 embodies a horizontally disposed web I5 that connects a pair of vertically disposed, spaced, parallel, tubular standards orsections I6 together. The pair of legs I4 hav their upper ends converging toward each other, as best seen in Figures 2 and 5, the lower ends of the legs at their connection with the web being formed to provide bearing ends for th stand. A pair of spaced, parallel substantially U-shaped bearing brackets I1 have their ends snugly positioned in the upper, open ends of the tubular standards l6, each of the bearing brackets II including an intermediate, or bight portion I8 which is of inverted arcuate formation as best seen in Figure 7.

The container I I may have various shapes and sizes, depending upon the quantity of garbage to be placed therein. In the drawings, however, the container II is shown to comprise a cylindrical casing I9 which has a body member 20 closing one end thereof, Figure 4. A cover or lid 2| is hingedly connected to the other end of the casing I 9 by a hinge 22, and a handle 23 is also connected to the lid 2|. Normally, the container II is in the position shown in Figures 1 and 2, so that the housewife can easily grip the handle 23 and open the lid 2i so as to be able to deposit or place garbage in the container II. Then, when the container I I is to be emptied into the tub I2, the container can be tilted or pivoted by means of a manually operable means, to be described later in this application, whereby the garbage can empty from the container II into the tub 52, as shown in Figure 5. A handle 24 is also secured to the exterior of the casing I9 so as to facilitate handling of the latter.

The manually operable means for causing pivotal or tilting movement of the container II includes a crank 25. The crank 25 is provided with a hand-engaging portion 28, Figure 4, and. the crank 25 further includes a straight portion 21 which defines an axle, the straight portion or proper spaced relation between the legs of the stand [0.

Secured to the opposite sideiofthe casing :tS by suitable securing elements, such as rivets 29, is a plate 3|, and the inner end of a stub shatter therein, and also, the assembly of the present invention can be used for other materials besides garbage. If desired, the stand can be made of rods instead of tubular stock.

I claim:

In a stand for a container, 2. pair of converging legs, said legs each being hollow and being fabricated of tubular material, each of said legs having a U- shape and including alower horizontally .disposed web shaped to provide bearing ends for the stand, and spaced parallel vertically disposed .tubular standards, the distance between the tops of the standards on the legs being less than the ijdistance betweenfithe webs of the legs, a pair of axle 32 is secured to the plate 31.. :Aspacingcollar 33 is circumposed on the stub shaft 32, and a portion of the stub shaft 32 is rotatably supported on the arcuate shapedflaight portion l8 of the other substantially i-U-shaped bearing bracket 'lil. Thus,.'the3stub shaft 1-322 and the-straight portion Zlmfitheacrank :2 5 define .axles which -.enablethe container zlil'. .to be :tilted or pivoted about avhorizontal'iaxisz-so. as to'e'nable the containerxzlrlwto =.be emptiedofagarbagensidesired.

- 11in. 51KB;ffih'H'gaTbagEUCDIItZJDEZ70f the 1 present invention ismormallyin the :pcsitiorr 'shown in Figures sli and "2. The. housewife or *other person canrreadily iplaoe gamba'ge in thecontainer H by gripping :tlrevhandle :23 and raising the :lid 24., whereby garbage or other waste material can be disposed ot-in thezreceptacle ll... After the container 5) al .has: been; filled: with garbage, or when the-garbage collectorrarrives,fthe-operator or user. merely grips :the portion 25101 the crank.25iand rotates thermzankfi so.as;:to. cause the icontainer IiLto betilted-or pivotedtothe position shown. in Eigxme-afi, wihereby' garbage in the container will hedispensedkor empty into thetub :12. "Then, the tub 1.2.0211. be readily-lifted by thezgarbage collectorand-dum-ped into :the garbage trucknand carried :away to :an incinerator orrotherlocation. Then-,. :the :receptacle vorH-container H' is again tilted or returned to its normal: position, Sass-hown in Figuresli-and 2,-so.that:it can lbE used again for holding garbage.

By means of the assembly -of. thexpresentainvention; the garbage collector will be'ablelto .load

the-garbage truck .withoutbeing required-to liftza.

heavybarrel; and it will be noted from the drawings-lthat :the casing-l-9-isbottomheavy, So.that it.

alwayshas a-tendency to swingto its'normal :upright position shown in Figures 1 and2. Inother words, thesoasing -l9.-is;pr.ovided;with a, -pivo.talconnection which is arranged abovev .its center of gravity. Also.i dogs, .ca.ts, rats and the like cannot accidentallyga-in access tothecontentsof the container 1 9,:so that garbage willnot'be scattered overareas, .thusminimizingfilth, disease and the.

like. The: assembly is. so constructed that fricticnbetween the. various parts is minimized and thevarious-parts can. bereadily assembledor-dise assembled in order tooccupyaminimum amount of space .forv storageor transportation. Various.

sizes and shapes .of casings l.9..can.be.used .dependinguopn the quantity .ofgarbagetobe .placed.

spaced parallel substantially U-shaped bearing brackets having an inverted arcuate shaped bight portiomsaldlbraekets extending between said legs and having their ends detachably positioned in said-tubular standards, the diameter of said brackets being of a dimension to provide a telescoping snu fit: between the bracketsand standards, each .ofsaid brackets including a I pair of downwardly diverging .end'portions, a erank havingva; horizontally disposed straight portion supported -on the inverted bight portion of one-of said bea'ring' bracketsy 'a horizontally disposed stub shaft arotatably engaging the other inverted bight portioniof said bearing bracket, the straight portion of said crank' bein'g :arranged in alignment wimsaid stubishaft, a'i-first plate secured to the inner end of the crank, a second plate secured to the inner-end of the shaft in opposed alignedcrelation ito said first plate-, said plates adapted to be secured to the containensaid plates having :an arcuate shape to conform -'to the-shape of the.- scon'tain'er te -which they-:areattached, a first: collar :circumposed on said stub 'shaft and interposed .between aplate and big'ht portion ofone of the brackets, asecond :collar circumposed on the straight portion :of-said crank and interposed between the other-bight portion and its adjacent bracket, the center oif gravity of-" said container ibeing arranged' below an "axis extending through: 'the -straight-portion of 'said' crank and said'stub shaft when the container-is in upright .position, said crank'having ahand gripping portiomarrangedexteriorly"of 'said legs.

" WILLIAM 'E. ODEN.

Beterencesaflitedzin the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number ..-Name I Date 184,213 vMcClelland Nov. 7 1876 394,439 Beckert Dec. 11, 1888 957,237 Moorman May 10., .1910

1,227,323 Russell May 22, 1917 1,576,289 Ledden Mar. 9, 1926 1,630,393. Ledden May 31,1927 1,816,411 Tillinger July 28, 1931 2,292,854 Wilcox ,Aug.:11,1942 2,467,866 .Smo1deren.et.al,. Apr. 19, .1949

" LFOBEIGN 'PAEIENTS Number- Country ,Date

392,502 -Germany July '12, 1,922 

